Mavis Staples Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?”

“It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.”

“Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.”

“The best music of my life I heard at my grandmother's church, this little wooden church up on a hill.”

“I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.”

“Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family, nobody can break you, nobody can harm you. You'll always have your family.”

“The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.”

“I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.”

“I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger. I don't know. I love a challenge.”

“I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.”